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Glory of the Hero Achievement Guide (WoW)  

So you've decided you want to be a Hero. You want to go farther than others, you want to have something to be proud about. And maybe, if you're quick enough, you want a nice little red proto-drake. Let's face it, one of the cool part of a mmorpg is showing others that you've done more or can do more than they can. And the Glory of the Hero Achievement is one of the most accessible bragging right Achievement out there.

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Things to Know

Before you set on your way to becoming a hero, there's a few things you should know.

  • Know the Fights: It's no secret to most people now, Instance in WotLK are fairly easy (If you don't find them easy, you might want to reconsider setting out for this achievement). So easy in fact, that it's quite possible to simply plow through most boss, unaware of what they actually do to you. Most of the Boss fight when going for Achievements however, become much harder and longer, and knowing exactly what the boss is doing often become a key part of succeeding.
  • Know the People: It's usually better to find a group of like minded people who are also going for this Achievements. Those people should be guild members or anybody else you trust and know has a good player. Your average pug won't be able to do achievements, nor will they be willing to wipe several times in order to get some of the tricker ones 'right'. This also allow you some kind of control in setting up the perfect group if needed.
  • Know your Limits: Which could also be seen as 'know you gear'. When I said earlier that if you didn't find Heroic easy, you might want to reconsider - I wasn't saying it to be elitist. A lot of those Achievement are very demanding on character performance as well as execution. If you're not pulling the proper dps, if you're not healing enough, if your tank isn't tough enough and if you easily get overwhelmed by having to handle more than two things at once... you either need to learn your class better, get more gear or all around get better before you can complete those. While using potions, flasks and food isn't necessary, using them may help bridge the gap that lower gear is creating.
  • Know the Strategies: And this is why you're reading this - some of the achievements are pretty obvious. Others requires some creative thinking to get there. Sure, you can go out on your own and figure it all out for yourself. More power to you. Or you can read this :).

Disclaimer

Before we get started, I'd like to point out that I'm not claiming this is the only way to do things. But this is the way I've done things and well, I know for sure that everything written in here actually works. My 'core' group was a Death Knight (Tank), a Priest (Healer) as well as a Rogue, Warrior and Mage. We also had a Shaman, Warlock and Paladin we rotated in. Since everybody wants all the achievements, I've actually done some of them several times.

Achievements: How to get them done

For ease of reading, the Achievements will be broken down by the Instance they belong to.

Utgarde Keep

You won't spend much time in Utgarde Keep, there's only one achievement here and it's on the first boss, on top of being a fairly easy one.

On The Rocks - Defeat Prince Keleseth in Utgarde Keep on Heroic Difficulty without shattering any Frost Tombs.

Utgarde Pinnacle

Utgarde Pinnacle has 4 achievements, however none of them require a specific group composition and the 4 achievements can be done in 1 run.

The Incredible Hulk - Force Svala Sorrowgrave to kill a Scourge Hulk on Heroic Difficulty in Utgarde Pinnacle.

My Girl Loves to Skadi All the Time - Defeat Skadi the Ruthless in Utgarde Pinnacle on Heroic Difficulty after having killed Grauf from 100% to dead in a single pass. Simply grab 6 harpoons, and use them all in one pass, this should be enough to kill Grauf (His Drake).

Lodi Dodi We Love to Skadi - Defeat Skadi the Ruthless in Utgarde Pinnacle on Heroic Difficulty within 3 minutes of starting the gauntlet event.

King's Bane - Defeat King Ymiron in Utgarde Pinnacle on Heroic Difficulty without anyone in the party triggering Bane. Fairly easy to do if you have a dispeller in the party.

The Nexus

Ironically, for such an easy instance, Nexus holds one of the hardest Achievement.

Split Personality - Defeat Grand Magus Telestra in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty after having killed her images within 5 seconds of each other during both splits.

Chaos Theory - Defeat Anomalus in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty without destroying any Chaotic Rifts.

Intense Cold - Defeat Keristrasza in The Nexus on Heroic Difficulty without allowing Intense Cold to reach more than two stacks.

The Oculus

You'll quickly develop a Love-Hate... well, just Hate-Hate relationship with this place. With 5 achievements, you'll most likely need to run this place 3 or more time. For the most part, Oculus is about the people, not the gear - you need people who understand how the drake works and are good at controlling them. It's primordial to have a good grasps of this, or you'll get nowhere.

Amber Void - Defeat Ley-Guardian Eregos in The Oculus on Heroic Difficulty without anyone in your party using an Amber Drake.

Emerald Void - Defeat Ley-Guardian Eregos in The Oculus on Heroic Difficulty without anyone in your party using an Emerald Drake.

Ruby Void - Defeat Ley-Guardian Eregos in The Oculus on Heroic Difficulty without anyone in your party using a Ruby Drake.

Experienced Drake Rider - On three different visits to The Oculus, get credit for defeating Ley-Guardian Eregos while riding an Amber, Emerald, and Ruby drake on Heroic Difficulty.

Make It Count - Defeat Ley-Guardian Eregos in The Oculus on Heroic Difficulty within 20 minutes of Drakos the Interrogator's death.

Azjol-Nerub

Watch Him Die - Deafeat Krik'thir the Gatewatcher on Heroic Difficult Azjol-Nerub while Watcher Silthik, Watcher Gashra, and Watcher Narjil are still alive. This isn't an easy one, you need to vastly outgear the boss in under for it to happen.

Hadronox Denied - Kill Hadronox on Heroic Difficulty Azjol-Nerub before he webs the top door.

Gotta Go! - Defeat Anub'Arak in 2 minutes or less. This requires very strong dps to kill him, and clear out the phase 2 elites within 2 minutes. There's no trick to it, you just need the dps to be there.

Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom

Respect your Elder- Defeat Elder Nadox in Ahn'kahet on Heroic Difficulty without killing any Ahn'kahar Guardians.

The Party's Over - Defeat Prince Taldaram in Ahn'kahet on Heroic Difficulty with less than 5 people. Simply ask on of your party member to zone out of the instance for the fight. This does make the fight longer and more intense.

Volunteer Work - Defeat Jedoga Shadowseeker in Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom on Heroic Difficulty without killing any Twilight Volunteers.

Volazj's Quick Demise - Defeat Herald Volazj in Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom on Heroic Difficulty in 2 minutes or less.

Gundrak

Snakes. Why'd It Have To Be Snakes? - Defeat Slad'ran in Gundrak on Heroic Difficulty without getting snake wrapped. Pretty much a matter of luck and the tank grabbing all the snakes.

Less-rabi - Defeat Moorabi in Gundrak on Heroic Difficulty while preventing him from transforming into a mammoth at any point during the encounter.

What the Eck? - Defeat Gal'darah in Gundrak on Heroic Difficulty while under the effects of Eck Residue. If you can get hit by the Residue, the rest is pretty easy. Eck the Ferocious.

Share The Love - Defeat Gal'darah in Gundrak on Heroic Difficulty and have 5 unique party members get impaled throughout the fight.

Drak'Tharon Keep

Consumption Junction - Defeat Trollgore in Drak'Tharon Keep on Heroic Difficulty before Consume reaches ten stacks.

Oh Novos! - Defeat Novos the Summoner in Drak'Tharon Keep on Heroic Difficulty without allowing any undead minions to reach the floor.

Better Off Dred - Engage King Dred in Drak'Tharon Keep on Heroic Difficulty and slay 6 Drakkari Gutrippers or Drakkari Scytheclaw during his defeat.

Halls of Stone

Good Grief - Defeat the Maiden of Grief in Heroic Hall of Stone in 1 minute or less.

Brann Spankin' New - Defeat the Tribunal of Ages encounter in the Halls of Stone on Heroic Difficulty without allowing Brann Bronzebeard to take any damage.

Abuse the Ooze - Defeat Sjonnir the Ironshaper in the Halls of Stone on Heroic Difficulty and kill 5 Iron Sludges during the encounter.

Halls of Lightning

Violet Hold

Culling of Stratholme

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